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good central location, relatively cheap and very helpful staff, especially one Brazilian guy named Ben was really helpful and informative - made it easier to settle in and relax. the place had a good social vibe

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I had booked this hostel through an online booking site, but it turned to be the biggest mistake of my whole trip.
There where the location of the hostel is good (in the center and close to the metro)
The rooms are dirty and clearly not cleaned on a daily basis.
The mattreses are worn out and make that I...

About location is good, you are a few blocks about the florida streests or 9t julio streets, but really the rooms are not good good. You not have space are teh lockers are outside the rooms.
Good: party...at nights...............but if you dont like party nighs? probably i ll return but if you like rest and know baires is not option....

Unpleasant, dirty, no upkeed, no room service, no blankets or towells included on cost, no cleaning service on Sundays! They're abusively unfair in their website, where they say they offer a "preferential" service: neither description nor pics match the real place. Absolutely disadvantageous and uncomfortable. Despite it's cheap you'll find better choices for similar $$.

The staff are incompetant and have no information about the city. No maps. Can{t give directions. Can{t speak english. They are also rude and act lieke answering yoru question is a huge imposition.
The room has no window and is a closet and is so hot it is impossible to sleep.
The common areas are small and dirty.
Computers dont...

I've been in this hostel for over a week.
The good points: It is at a great location, really near to 2 subte lines, and buslines practically in front of the door. The staff is really nice and helpfull, speak well english. downstairs there's a tv room and a kitchen you can use.
The bad points: Don't go there if...

I've never been to a worse hostel than La Rocca. If you want a dirty place, dirty rooms and dirty kitchen, you should visit La Rocca. The staff really rude, they were drinking and smoking all day long and didn't care about the guests' needs. I had the chance to communicate my disatisfaction to the owner of the place: he...

I stayed at La Rocca in downtown (I think they have another one in Palermo as well) while I was still looking for an apartment. I ended up staying almost a month and it was perfect. It had everything I could have asked for- right in front of the Callao Subte station, and a few steps away from my favorite...

My stay at La Rocca was awesome - I met loads of travelers from around the world including heaps from South America which was helpful for practicing a bit of the old espanol - the location was brilliant, staff were nice enough and the rates were really cheap - highly recommend!

I was there for a couple of months. Firstly, the management really dont care about the majority of the clients. Secondly, it is very unsafe. I had some random male enter my dorm one night much to the shock of my bunk mate. This is the same night 3 other rooms got robbed. Turned out the same key opened about...

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San Nicolas

Immersed in the sound of honking horns and the footsteps of busy office workers, the Microcentro area of San Nicolás is where visitors will encounter the true hustle and bustle of Buenos Aires, walking down streets lined with office buildings and banks. The financial district is well-known for its vibrant atmosphere and unstoppable rhythm during office hours. After dark, the hubbub and migrates to Corrientes Ave., where theatre lovers might start their evening at a play and end it in one of the many traditional pizzerias nearby. During the day, Corrientes is known for its many bookshops and classic cafés, which are located just minutes away from some famous landmarks, like the Obelisco, Avenida 9 de Julio, and the Teatro Colon.

La Rocca San Telmo is a colonial-style building (renewed) placed in the heart of San Telmo's neighbourhood. This is the former downtown of Buenos Aires, and now it's a cultural point, with a lots of reminiscent of tango, candombe and (of course) football. It's a "must know" interest point in Buenos Aires....more less

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